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Reseau mobile water treatment systems in trailer and van

Another mobile water treatment plant hits the road to First Nations communities

Vancouver, BC, Oct 2015

A mobile water treatment system designed and built for UBC researchers and RES’EAU WaterNET — a group of experts formed to find solutions to small community water challenges — is now on the road to another community.

UBC asked for a second, smaller pilot treatment system to fit into a cargo van with high roof, similar to service vehicles. This posed a challenge for BI Pure Water engineers to fit the variety of treatment systems needed for testing various water sources into the small space. The previous mobile plant was built in a larger trailer.

The mobile plant will visit First Nations and small communities and gather data and community input to create a custom, cost-efficient water treatment system to serve these communities well into the future. In addition to a variety of filtration, chemical/chlorine injection, and UV treatment systems the van is equipped with a custom UV lamp for destroying pesticide and industrial pollutants.

Reseau’s mobile pilot systems in tall service van, trailer and the final cost effective treatment plant built for Lytton, BC

The van is the third mobile unit for UBC and RES’EAU WaterNET’s “Community Circle” program. Two others are currently at work at Texada Island and on Vancouver Island.

As a result of the Community Circle program, a permanent system was built for the community of Nickeyeah near Lytton in May. After years of having to buy water bottles, the people can now drink water out of the tap.